Lil' Devil | AleSmith Brewing Company

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Served on-draught into a plastic sampler cup (per Alesmith's preferences!) at Alesmith's tasting room. I was shocked at the presentation. Alesmith ought to know better. Reviewed from detailed notes. Expectations were high given the brewery.

A: Pours a one finger head of slight cream, fair thickness, and good retention. Colour is a semitransparent copper. No visible yeast. Appealing.

T: Honey, pleasant clean floral hops, citrus fruit esters, and clean unobtrusive malts. Balanced and enjoyable. Not quite refreshing. Well built. Quite fresh. Quite simple for the brewery, but nice nevertheless. No alcohol or yeast comes through. I do wish it were more complex and subtle.

I enjoyed several samples of this tasty brew at the Bluezapalooza beer fest @ Mammoth Mtn, in the Sierra, reviewed from notes (yeah I was that guy at the fest taking notes.) Poured light amber, clear, with a light tan head, and left some wispy lacing. Nose was mildly of corainder, and some orange peels. This is a nicely crafted Belgian pale, crisp, refreshing and palate cleansing. Love the style and this version would be great for all sorts of foods, BBQ, salads, cheese, and so on

Gold in color with a fingernail of off white covering the majority of the top. The aroma is of enticing pale sweet Belgian malt and sweet Belgian ale yeast. I'm tasting sweet pale malt and sweet,fruity esters common of Belgian ale yeast. This isn't Duvel or Orval, but my goodness you could do much worse. The mouth is crisp, vibrant, and easy going.

Poured a nice golden color with a one finger, fluffy white head. Quite nice. Scents of fruit, apricot and peach mostly, with some slight citrus and pear alongside candi sugar and faint hints of Belgian yeast. Very appealing, a good Belgian golden aroma, though not the most complex. Flavor begins with apricot and peach, moves into spicy Belgian yeast and finishes with yeasts spiciness and some graininess. Aftertaste is grainy. Faint, fruity tang as it warms. Again, a good, basic Belgian ale flavor, but not as complex as some. Mouthfeel is light bodied with medium-high carbonation and a watery feel. Quite easy to drink, but very light compared to most Belgian Golden Ales. Overall a good, easy drinking, light take on a Belgian. It's not as rich, complex or deep as some, but it is a good warmer weather Belgian style beer.

DATE: December 29, 2017... OCCASION: boys' night with Shan out... GLASSWARE: a semi-cloudy, sallow yellow body that provides clusters of bubbles, building a finger of white head that doesn't sustain past the initial pour... from a safe distance, the pungent yeasts arrest the senses, while coriander pleasantly delivers the fruity, spicy hops--pepper, apple, thyme, soft cheese, herbal tea--that sing Belgian... this sips as it smells, breezy, soft as mineral water... the landing at the throat peacefully finds its mark... creamy, medium-bodied, and effervescent--smooth and rewarding... the flavor profile is decidedly herbal, with spicy Saaz centering the pepper, sweet dough malts, banana, apple, and citrus... I could see a six of this disappearing before my eyes... as clean and refreshing as a 6% ABV could reckon...

A slightly hazy golden color with amber highlights is very Lively with a white froth top that fades slow but retains good coverage throughout.

A thick malty scent hits my nose first, raw honey and cloves, green veggies, corriander and cinnemon funk from the Belgian-ish scented yeast. Smells like a mix of an American adjunct lager and a Belgian holiday style ale.

The flavor has all of the same characteristics : The malty side is very much like an old-school light lager, Narragansett comes to mind, a sharp and then watery body and feel follows the strange maltiness. The Belgian-ish side comes in the form of mixed herbs and spices, all spice, peppercorn, thyme and corriander. The yeast brings in the spice effect, but is very limited in depth or charecter. A mildly sweet taste lingers at the end from the odd malty flavor and subdued spice kick.

Overall, not really sure what we have here. The malt is way to thin and lager like to be one part Pale Ale, a serious lack of any notable hop taste also keeps me wondering. The Belgian side only has an herbs and spice thing....no real interesting funk or depth from the yeast.